Videocracy
2009
The Shame of Europe
- Erik Gandini
- 1h 25m
- August 28, 2009 · Denmark, Finland, United Kingdom, Sweden
Overview
In a country where bella figura is a national pastime, Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is the maestro of media manipulation. Having risen to political primacy with the aid of his Mediaset empire, he now controls 90% of the bel paese’s television channels including the state-run RAI network. Quantity, it seems, does not equal quality. Fed on a diet of semi-naked dancing girls, inane competitions and rickety reality shows built around the most ridiculous of premises, is it any wonder that Italians are becoming a nation of fame-hungry wannabes?
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- August 28, 2009
- Original language
- English
- Spoken languages
- English, Italian
- Countries
- Denmark, Finland, United Kingdom, Sweden
- Production
- MEDIA Programme of the European Union,Zentropa Entertainments,Det Danske Filminstitut,DR,Svenska Filminstitutet,SVT,Nordisk Film & TV Fond,BBC Storyville,Atmo Media Network
- Cast
- Silvio Berlusconi,Flavio Briatore,Fabrizio Corona,Lele Mora,Simona Ventura,Marella Giovannelli,Rick Canelli
- Director
- Erik Gandini
- Writer
- Erik Gandini
- Cinematography
- Manuel Alberto Claro,Lukas Eisenhauer
- Budget
- $700,000
- Revenue
- $1,179,676
- IMDb
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